Did you miss the "Canada" part of this? A Canadian judge showed support for a foreign leader inside the courtroom. That is in no way similar to an American judge commenting on American politics outside a courtroom.

There is a difference between expressing political thoughts and opinions inside and outside the workplace. While neither is illegal in the US, as per the first amendment, a judge doing so in the courtroom is generally inappropriate; a judge doing so at home, online, or as the case may be, in an interview, is not the same thing.

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 80%. (I'm a bot)

After receiving 81 complaints - 10 times more than the council had received about the conduct of any other judge in the province - the Ontario judicial council said it would hold a disciplinary hearing, with Zabel facing possible removal from the bench.

Many of the complaints highlighted the denigrating remarks Trump had made against women, Muslims and others throughout the election campaign, and questioned whether everyone could expect to be treated fairly and impartially in Zabel's courtroom.

Zabel's counsel said the judge - who has not been hearing cases since December -was eager to return to the bench.